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Sightsavers India successfully achieves 1 million sight restoration surgeries across the country between the years 2015 to 2019 today.

March 2020

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers, Allergan and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) today announced the launch of it’s unique joint initiative - ‘Keep Sight India’ – a community based glaucoma screening programme to prevent glaucoma-related vision loss in Ganjam District, Odisha.

March 2020

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers with the support of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance company limited has inaugurated its 14th vision centre under RAAHI – National Truckers’ Eye Health Programme.

December 2019

News / Eye health /

On the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Sightsavers received recognition for its work in the field of eye health at the India edition of the Mahatma Awards 2019.

October 2019

Stories / Eye health /

70-year-old Shyam Sundar Devi from Patna had been struggling to see clearly for a year. She had blurry vision in both eyes.

Reports / Eye health /

The overall aim of this study is to better understand the demand for and provision of eye care services in the city of Jaipur, with a specific focus on urban slum-dwelling communities.

Stories / Eye health /

13-year-old Gayatri from Madhya Pradesh would often complain about having blurry eyesight to her parents.

Stories / Eye health /

65-year-old Shobha is a daily wage labourer and lives with her son in Alipurduar, West Bengal.

A young boy sit, smiling on his mother's lap.

Stories / Eye health /

The Singh family’s youngest son, Kuldeep, had been blind from birth. Luckily he was able to receive a cataract operation to restore his sight.

Reports / Eye health /

A School based Study on Hygiene, Sanitation and Health among Girls in Howrah: Knowledge and Practices.

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Sightsavers India completes 1 million Sight Restoration Surgeries in a span of five years

Sightsavers, Allergan and the IAPB announce the 'Keep Sight' initiative to address Glaucoma in Ganjam, Odisha

Sightsavers inaugurates its 14th vision centre for truck drivers in Haryana

Sightsavers India wins the India Edition of the Mahatma Award for Social Good 2019

Shyam Sundar Devi's story

Demand for and provision of eye care services in slum populations in Jaipur, India

Gayatri's story

Shobha's story

Kuldeep’s story

Health and hygiene among the girl child

Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights